2024 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – INCHEON
After a quick weekend of racing in Incheon, the mud has lastly settled on the second cease of the 2024 World Cup and several other swimmers are strolling away from the meet with more money of their pockets.
On the boys’s aspect, Noe Ponti improved upon his runner-up efficiency in Shanghai to win the $12,000 first place bonus over Leon Marchand by .1. Marchand, who gained the leaderboard in Shanghai will take dwelling $10,000 for his effort in ending 2nd. Each swimmers swept their occasions in Incheon, however Ponti in the end obtained the upper-hand along with his occasions coming nearer to the present world data in his occasions.
Much like the story on the boys’s aspect, the highest two finishers on the ladies’s aspect from Shanghai flipped their end right here, with American Regan Smith main Kate Douglass by .2. Although the pair have been extraordinarily shut via a lot of the meet, Smith’s American Document within the 200 backstroke sealed the deal for her, particularly with Douglass scratching the 200 IM on Saturday. Theoretically, if Douglass had determined to swim the 200 IM in Incheon, she nonetheless would’ve wanted to be considerably quicker than she was within the occasion in Shanghai to beat Smith. In an effort to beat Smith outright for the title, Douglass would have needed to have posted a time of two:02.64 primarily based on her different level totals, however she was solely 2:04.09 in Shanghai. With Douglass’ greatest time standing at a 2:02.12, she may need had an opportunity, however Smith definitely made herself onerous to beat along with her performances.
Each Douglass and Smith broke particular person World Information in Incheon as nicely, with Douglass breaking the mark within the 200 breast and Smith taking down the 100 again. With that, they may every stroll away from the meet with a $10,000 world document bonus along with their different earnings.
In accordance with the newest construction of the World Cup, the highest 20 athletes for each genders will take dwelling prize cash from their efficiency in Incheon. Although Douglass and Smith have been awarded bonuses for breaking the world data of their respective occasions, not one of the athletes acquired cash for profitable a person occasion on the meet. As an alternative, further bonuses can be awarded to athletes who sweep an occasion throughout all 3 stops of the competitors. With the ultimate cease slated to happen subsequent week, a number of of these bonuses have the potential to be handed out. As well as, it appears doubtless that both Smith or Douglass/Marchand or Ponti will stroll away with the $100,000 sequence bonus.
Males’s Standings/Earnings – Incheon
Rank
Identify
Nation
Rating Factors
Cash Earned (Rating)
World Document Bonus
Complete Cash
1
PONTI Noe
SUI
58.2
$12,000
$0
$12,000
2
MARCHAND Leon
FRA
58.1
$10,000
$0
$10,000
3
COETZE Pieter
RSA
56.9
$8,000
$0
$8,000
4
QIN Haiyang
CHN
55.9
$6,000
$0
$6,000
5
SCOTT Duncan
GBR
54.5
$5,500
$0
$5,500
6
PAN Zhanle
CHN
52.3
$5,400
$0
$5,400
7
COOPER Isaac
AUS
48.6
$5,300
$0
$5,300
8
STOKOWSKI Kacper
POL
46.8
$5,200
$0
$5,200
9
SHYMANOVICH Ilya
NIA
45.8
$5,100
$0
$5,100
10
KORSTANJE Nyls
NED
45.3
$5,000
$0
$5,000
11
SETO Daiya
JPN
44.9
$4,900
$0
$4,900
12
CORBEAU Caspar
NED
44.1
$4,800
$0
$4,800
13
RAZZETTI Alberto
ITA
43.6
$4,700
$0
$4,700
14
RAPSYS Danas
LTU
43.4
$4,600
$0
$4,600
15
SMITH Kieran
USA
43.3
$4,500
$0
$4,500
16
CECCON Thomas
ITA
42.9
$4,400
$0
$4,400
17
YONG Joshua
AUS
42.8
$4,300
$0
$4,300
18
KUSCH Marius
GER
39.3
$4,200
$0
$4,200
19
CLAREBURT Lewis
NZL
35.5
$4,100
$0
$4,100
20
ZIRK Kregor
EST
34.9
$4,000
$0
$4,000
21
JACK Jamie
AUS
33.6
$0
$0
$0
22
DAHLGREN Jack
USA
32
$0
$0
$0
23
HWANG Sunwoo
KOR
30.9
$0
$0
$0
24
le CLOS Chad
RSA
30.7
$0
$0
$0
25
JULIAN Trenton
USA
30.1
$0
$0
$0
26
JI Yuchan
KOR
30
$0
$0
$0
27
SZARANEK Mark
GBR
30
$0
$0
$0
28
CHOI Dongyeol
KOR
28.9
$0
$0
$0
29
KIM Junwoo
KOR
27.7
$0
$0
$0
30
ROBB Enoch
AUS
27.7
$0
$0
$0
31
MINAKOV Andrei
NIA
25.2
$0
$0
$0
32
COLLETT Joshua
AUS
24.7
$0
$0
$0
33
BOLLIN Thierry
SUI
23.9
$0
$0
$0
34
SONG Imgyu
CLB
23.8
$0
$0
$0
35
LEE Hojoon
KOR
23.6
$0
$0
$0
36
TRIBUNTSOV Ralf
EST
22.8
$0
$0
$0
37
ANDREW Michael
USA
22.6
$0
$0
$0
38
MORA Lorenzo
ITA
22.3
$0
$0
$0
39
KIM Youngbeom
CLB
22.1
$0
$0
$0
40
DOLAN Jack
USA
22
$0
$0
$0
41
PEKARSKI Grigori
NIA
21.1
$0
$0
$0
42
SIDLAUSKAS Andrius
LTU
18.7
$0
$0
$0
43
IMAFUKU Kazushi
JPN
14.9
$0
$0
$0
44
CLARK Charlie
USA
13.8
$0
$0
$0
45
KIM Jihun
KOR
13.5
$0
$0
$0
46
LEE Juho
KOR
13.1
$0
$0
$0
47
KIM Woomin
KOR
12.9
$0
$0
$0
48
CHO Sung Jae
KOR
12.8
$0
$0
$0
48
MIROSLAW Rafael
GER
12.8
$0
$0
$0
48
TEMPLE Matthew
AUS
12.8
$0
$0
$0
51
TSUJIMORI Kaito
JPN
12.7
$0
$0
$0
52
MOON Seungwoo
CLB
12.2
$0
$0
$0
53
LELLO Bailey
AUS
11.8
$0
$0
$0
54
COLEMAN Jesse
AUS
11.7
$0
$0
$0
55
CHILLINGWORTH Adam John
HKG
11.6
$0
$0
$0
56
HO Ian Yentou
HKG
11.5
$0
$0
$0
56
YANG Jaehoon
KOR
11.5
$0
$0
$0
58
TEONG Tzen Wei
SGP
10.7
$0
$0
$0
59
GOEDEMANS Benjamin
AUS
10.6
$0
$0
$0
60
GILBERT Josh
NZL
10.5
$0
$0
$0
61
MARTINENGHI Nicolo
ITA
10.1
$0
$0
$0
62
YOO Kibeen
CLB
9.5
$0
$0
$0
63
CARTER Dylan
TTO
9.4
$0
$0
$0
63
CHENG Reagan
SGP
9.4
$0
$0
$0
65
WON June
CLB
9.1
$0
$0
$0
66
NOH Minkyu
CLB
8.9
$0
$0
$0
67
WANG Yi Shun
HKG
8
$0
$0
$0
68
LEE Hyeonbin
CLB
7.9
$0
$0
$0
Ladies’s Standings/Earnings – Incheon
Rank
Identify
Nation
Rating Factors
Cash Earned (Rating)
World Document Bonus
Complete Cash
1
SMITH Regan
USA
59.4
$12,000
$10,000
$22,000
2
DOUGLASS Kate
USA
59.2
$10,000
$10,000
$20,000
3
HAUGHEY Siobhan Bernadette
HKG
56
$8,000
$0
$8,000
4
HARVEY Mary-Sophie
CAN
55.7
$6,000
$0
$6,000
5
YU Yiting
CHN
53.6
$5,500
$0
$5,500
6
TANG Qianting
CHN
51.8
$5,400
$0
$5,400
7
WILM Ingrid
CAN
49.2
$5,300
$0
$5,300
8
WASICK Katarzyna
POL
48.4
$5,200
$0
$5,200
9
PRICE Lily
AUS
47.1
$5,100
$0
$5,100
10
KINDER Tara
AUS
46.8
$5,000
$0
$5,000
11
ZMUSHKA Alina
NIA
45.6
$4,900
$0
$4,900
12
NELSON Beata
USA
44.3
$4,800
$0
$4,800
13
JANSEN Milla
AUS
43.9
$4,700
$0
$4,700
14
LAHTINEN Laura
FIN
43.4
$4,600
$0
$4,600
15
CASTELLUZZO Brittany
AUS
43.4
$4,500
$0
$4,500
16
YANG Junxuan
CHN
42.8
$4,400
$0
$4,400
17
SHKURDAI Anastasiya
NIA
41.8
$4,300
$0
$4,300
18
KOBORI Waka
JPN
41.7
$4,200
$0
$4,200
19
PARK Sieun
KOR
39.5
$4,100
$0
$4,100
20
HANSSON Louise
SWE
39.1
$4,000
$0
$4,000
21
JUNEVIK Sara
SWE
37.6
$0
$0
$0
22
ANGUS Sophie
CAN
36.8
$0
$0
$0
23
HANSSON Sophie
SWE
36.2
$0
$0
$0
24
HIRAI Mizuki
JPN
34.5
$0
$0
$0
25
TRNIKOVA Nikoleta
SVK
34
$0
$0
$0
26
NG Lai Wa
HKG
33.9
$0
$0
$0
27
GRANT Bella
AUS
31.8
$0
$0
$0
28
LI Sum Yiu
HKG
31.5
$0
$0
$0
29
PODMANIKOVA Andrea
SVK
31
$0
$0
$0
30
PILATO Benedetta
ITA
30.5
$0
$0
$0
31
JO Hyunju
KOR
25.5
$0
$0
$0
32
LEE Hee Eun
KOR
22.2
$0
$0
$0
33
FREDERICKS Hannah Jane
AUS
21.7
$0
$0
$0
34
BOYD Isabella
AUS
21.1
$0
$0
$0
35
KIM Seoyeong
KOR
21.1
$0
$0
$0
36
MOON Sehyun
CLB
19.9
$0
$0
$0
37
KO Haru
KOR
19.6
$0
$0
$0
38
SONG Jaeyun
CLB
18.1
$0
$0
$0
39
KIM Chaeyun
KOR
17.4
$0
$0
$0
40
HWANG Nahee
CLB
16.2
$0
$0
$0
41
HAN Dakyung
KOR
13
$0
$0
$0
42
PARK Sujin
CLB
12.5
$0
$0
$0
43
HUR Yeonkyung
KOR
12.3
$0
$0
$0
44
KULIASHOVA Anastasiya
NIA
11.6
$0
$0
$0
45
KIM Seungwon
KOR
11.4
$0
$0
$0
46
KIM Hyejin
CLB
11
$0
$0
$0
47
LEE Received
CLB
10.9
$0
$0
$0
48
JEONG Soeun
KOR
10.1
$0
$0
$0
49
LEE Yunjung
CLB
9.9
$0
$0
$0
50
HONG Junghwa
CLB
9.5
$0
$0
$0
51
LEE Seoyeon
CLB
9.4
$0
$0
$0
52
AMGALAN Altannar
MGL
9.3
$0
$0
$0
53
LEE Eunji
KOR
9.1
$0
$0
$0
54
KIM Sewon
CLB
8.7
$0
$0
$0
55
PARK Jihoo
CLB
8.5
$0
$0
$0
56
LEE Chaeyeong
CLB
8.4
$0
$0
$0
Total Prize Cash Via 2/3 Stops
Males
Rank
Identify
Nation
Complete Cash – Shanghai
Complete Cash – Incheon
Complete Cash – Sequence So Far
1
PONTI Noe
SUI
$20,000
$12,000
$32,000
2
MARCHAND Leon
FRA
$12,000
$10,000
$22,000
3
QIN Haiyang
CHN
$8,000
$6,000
$14,000
4
COETZE Pieter
RSA
$5,500
$8,000
$13,500
5
SCOTT Duncan
GBR
$6,000
$5,500
$11,500
6
COOPER Isaac
AUS
$5,100
$5,300
$10,400
7
SHYMANOVICH Ilya
NIA
$5,300
$5,100
$10,400
8
KORSTANJE Nyls
NED
$5,200
$5,000
$10,200
9
CECCON Thomas
ITA
$5,400
$4,400
$9,800
10
STOKOWSKI Kacper
POL
$4,400
$5,200
$9,600
11
RAZZETTI Alberto
ITA
$4,900
$4,700
$9,600
12
CORBEAU Caspar
NED
$4,500
$4,800
$9,300
13
YONG Joshua
AUS
$5,000
$4,300
$9,300
14
SMITH Kieran
USA
$4,700
$4,500
$9,200
15
KUSCH Marius
GER
$4,600
$4,200
$8,800
16
CLAREBURT Lewis
NZL
$4,000
$4,100
$8,100
17
PAN Zhanle
CHN
$0
$5,400
$5,400
18
SETO Daiya
JPN
$0
$4,900
$4,900
19
CARTER Dylan
TTO
$4,800
$0
$4,800
20
RAPSYS Danas
LTU
$0
$4,600
$4,600
21
JULIAN Trenton
USA
$4,300
$0
$4,300
22
GUY James
GBR
$4,200
0
$4,200
23
TEMPLE Matthew
AUS
$4,100
$0
$4,100
24
ZIRK Kregor
EST
$4,000
$4,000
Ladies
Rank
Identify
Nation
Complete Cash – Incheon
Complete Cash – Shanghai
Complete Cash
1
SMITH Regan
USA
$22,000
10000
$32,000
2
DOUGLASS Kate
USA
$20,000
12000
$32,000
3
HAUGHEY Siobhan Bernadette
HKG
$8,000
8000
$16,000
4
HARVEY Mary-Sophie
CAN
$6,000
5500
$11,500
5
YU Yiting
CHN
$5,500
6000
$11,500
6
TANG Qianting
CHN
$5,400
5400
$10,800
7
WASICK Katarzyna
POL
$5,200
5000
$10,200
7
ZMUSHKA Alina
NIA
$4,900
5300
$10,200
9
WILM Ingrid
CAN
$5,300
4800
$10,100
10
NELSON Beata
USA
$4,800
5100
$9,900
11
LAHTINEN Laura
FIN
$4,600
5200
$9,800
12
PRICE Lily
AUS
$5,100
4100
$9,200
13
SHKURDAI Anastasiya
NIA
$4,300
4700
$9,000
14
YANG Junxuan
CHN
$4,400
4400
$8,800
15
HANSSON Louise
SWE
$4,000
4200
$8,200
16
KINDER Tara
AUS
$5,000
0
$5,000
17
Rebecca Meder
RSA
$0
4900
$4,900
18
JANSEN Milla
AUS
$4,700
0
$4,700
19
Yaqi Kong
CHN
$0
4600
$4,600
20
CASTELLUZZO Brittany
AUS
$4,500
0
$4,500
21
Peng Xuwei
CHN
$0
4500
$4,500
22
Chen Luying
CHN
$0
4300
$4,300
23
KOBORI Waka
JPN
$4,200
0
$4,200
24
PARK Sieun
KOR
$4,100
0
$4,100
25
JUNEVIK Sara
SWE
$0
4000
$4,000
How does the prize cash and scoring work?
Courtesy: Sophie Kaufman
Scoring System
Like earlier years, factors are awarded from the end order and how briskly the swim relies on the AQUA Energy Factors system.
Place
1st
2nd
third
4th
fifth
sixth
seventh
eighth
Factors
10
8
6
5
4
3
2
1
Factors are awarded for velocity by taking the variety of AQUA Energy Factors a swim is value, dividing by ten, and rounding right down to the closest tenth.
Prize Cash
Swimmers can race as many occasions as they need at every cease, however solely their three greatest scores from a cease can be added collectively to find out their rating for the cease. At every cease, there’s a whole of $112,000 (USD) on supply for every gender or $672,000 for the entire sequence. This is identical quantity as was accessible in 2023 and 2022.
Prize cash for rankings at every cease is given via the highest 20 positions with women and men scored individually. If there’s a tie, the swimmer with the upper AQUA Energy Factors of their greatest occasion in the course of the cease wins.
Prize Cash for Every Cease:
Rating at Cease
Complete
Rating At Cease
Complete
1
$12,000
11
$4,900
2
$10,000
12
$4,800
3
$8,000
13
$4,700
4
$6,000
14
$4,600
5
$5,500
15
$4,500
6
$5,400
16
$4,400
7
$5,300
17
$4,300
8
$5,200
18
$4,200
9
$5,100
19
$4,100
10
$5,000
20
$4,000
There may be additionally prize cash for the highest eight swimmers per gender on the finish of the whole sequence. The winner of the boys’s and ladies’s standings will every earn $100,000. A complete of $262,000 can be awarded throughout the highest eight swimmers per gender on the finish of the sequence. Once more, this is identical amount of cash that was on supply in 2023.
Prize Cash for Total Sequence Rating:
OVERALL RANK
TOTAL (USD)
1
$100,000
2
$70,000
3
$30,000
4
$15,000
5
$14,000
6
$12,000
7
$11,000
8
$10,000
Complete Assured Prize Cash To Be Awarded
Shanghai – $224,000 ($112,00 per gender)
Incheon – $224,000 ($112,00 per gender)
Singapore – $224,000 ($112,00 per gender)
Total Sequence Rankings – $524,000 ($262,000 per gender)
Complete – $1,196,000
Further Prize Cash
Along with the assured prize cash from rankings on the finish of every cease and the top of the sequence, swimmers can earn cash by breaking a world document or finishing a Triple Crown—profitable the identical occasion in any respect three stops.
Swimmers can decide up $10,000 USD for every world document and $10,000 for every Triple Crown. Final yr, Kaylee McKeown broke two world data on the World Cup sequence, swimming 26.86 within the 50 backstroke and a 57.33 100 backstroke on the Budapest cease. There have been 20 Triple Crowns gained in 2023; 12 have been gained by ladies as each ladies’s freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly occasions have been Triple Crowns.
2023 Swimming World Cup Triple Crowns
Ladies:
50 freestyle — Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden
100 freestyle — Siobhan Haughey, Hong Kong
200 freestyle — Siobhan Haughey, Hong Kong
400 freestyle — Erika Fairweather, New Zealand
800/1500 freestyle — Lani Pallister, Australia
50 backstroke — Kaylee McKeown, Australia
100 backstroke — Kaylee McKeown, Australia
200 backstroke — Kaylee McKeown, Australia
200 breaststroke — Tes Schouten, Netherlands
50 butterfly — Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden
100 butterfly — Zhang Yufei, China
200 butterfly — Zhang Yufei, China
Males:
2023 Outcomes
McKeown and Qin Haiyang adopted up their exploits on the 2023 World Championships, the place they turned the primary swimmers to comb 50/100/200 of a stroke at a World Championships by profitable the 2023 Swimming World Cup.
McKeown claimed the ladies’s trophy win 177.4 factors forward of Siobhan Haughey (166.4) and Zhang Yufei (166.2). Over the three stops of the 2023 World Cup, McKeown earned three backstroke Triple Crowns, broke two world data, and lowered the backstroke World Cup data every time she swam.
Qin gained the boys’s desk with 175.4 factors, with Thomas Ceccon (167.9) and Matthew Sates (166.8) ending second and third. Qin earned three breaststroke Triple Crowns, setting World Cup data within the 50 and 200 breast on the first cease of the sequence in Berlin.
Whereas not all the time the case, in 2023 the World Cup total winners additionally earned essentially the most prize cash all through the sequence. Qin earned $166,000 whereas McKeown topped all swimmers with $186,000.
